4 Letter Words Starting with Y
There are 70 4-letter English words that start with Y, ranging alphabetically from YACK to YWIS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: YUCK (13), YACK (13), YOCK (13). Average word length in this list is 4 letters.
Word list
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- YACK13 pts
- YAFF13 pts
- YAGI8 pts
- YAKS11 pts
- YALD8 pts
- YAMS9 pts
- YANG8 pts
- YANK11 pts
- YAPS9 pts
- YARD8 pts
- YARE7 pts
- YARN7 pts
- YAUD8 pts
- YAUP9 pts
- YAWL10 pts
- YAWN10 pts
- YAWP12 pts
- YAWS10 pts
- YAYS10 pts
- YEAH10 pts
- YEAN7 pts
- YEAR7 pts
- YEAS7 pts
- YECH12 pts
- YEGG9 pts
- YELD8 pts
- YELK11 pts
- YELL7 pts
- YELP9 pts
- YENS7 pts
- YERK11 pts
- YETI7 pts
- YETT7 pts
- YEUK11 pts
- YEWS10 pts
- YIDS8 pts
- YILL7 pts
- YINS7 pts
- YIPE9 pts
- YIPS9 pts
- YIRD8 pts
- YIRR7 pts
- YLEM9 pts
- YOBS9 pts
- YOCK13 pts
- YODH11 pts
- YODS8 pts
- YOGA8 pts
- YOGH11 pts
- YOGI8 pts
- YOKE11 pts
- YOKS11 pts
- YOLK11 pts
- YOND8 pts
- YONI7 pts
- YORE7 pts
- YOUR7 pts
- YOWE10 pts
- YOWL10 pts
- YOWS10 pts
- YUAN7 pts
- YUCA9 pts
- YUCH12 pts
- YUCK13 pts
- YUGA8 pts
- YUKS11 pts
- YULE7 pts
- YUPS9 pts
- YURT7 pts
- YWIS10 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yuck | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | yack | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | yock | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | yaff | 13 | 12 |
| 5 | yawp | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | yuch | 12 | 12 |
| 7 | yech | 12 | 11 |
| 8 | yank | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | yelk | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | yeuk | 11 | 11 |
Strategy for this list
Y is worth 4 in Scrabble and starts ~1,500 words. Y is unusual because it acts as both consonant and vowel and appears at the end of adjectives (-Y suffix). Y-openers include YAZZ (not legal), YAWN, YAWL. In Wordle, Y is more common as a position-5 letter than as position-1.
FAQs
How many 4-letter words start with Y?
70 valid 4-letter English words begin with Y in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).